Wiring structure, cable, and method of manufacturing wiring structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9320141-B2
Application number	US-201013382504-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 28, 2010
Priority date	Jul 16, 2009
Publication date	Apr 19, 2016
Grant date	Apr 19, 2016

Abstract

The present invention provides a wiring structure that easily achieves a wiring part having a three-dimensional shape with high connection reliability and high signal quality. A wiring structure ( 10 ) according to the present invention includes one or a plurality of cables ( 18 ), a fiber ( 12 ) forming a mesh-like braiding fabric together with the cable ( 18 ), cable connectors ( 13, 17 ) formed at ends of the cable ( 18 ), and modules ( 14, 15 ) connected to the cable connectors ( 13, 17 ), the modules receiving or outputting signals through the cable.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A wiring structure comprising:
one or a plurality of cables;
a fiber forming a mesh-like braiding fabric together with the cable;
a cable connector formed at an end part of the cable; and
a module connected to the cable connector, the module receiving or outputting a signal through the cable,
wherein the cable comprises one or a plurality of fiber holding parts for holding the fiber, and
wherein the fiber holding part includes a concave portion formed in a circumferential direction of the cable in a sheath of the cable to engage with the fiber when the cable and the fiber form the mesh-like braiding fabric.

2. The wiring structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the cable comprises one or a plurality of cable holding parts for holding another cable, and
the cable holding part includes a concave portion formed in the circumferential direction of the cable in the sheath of the cable to engage with the another cable when the cable, the another cable and the fiber form the mesh-like braiding fabric.

3. The wiring structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the cable comprises a cable allowable bending radius part and a marginal cable length securing part, the cable allowable bending radius part being a curved part when the cable is folded when the mesh-like braiding fabric is formed, the marginal cable length securing part being a linear part when the mesh-like braiding fabric is formed, and
the cable allowable bending radius parts and the cable marginal length securing parts are alternately formed.

4. The wiring structure according to claim 1 , wherein the fiber comprises one of synthetic fiber, semi-synthetic fiber, regenerated fiber, inorganic fiber, natural fiber, or fiber obtained by synthesizing two or more fibers of them.

5. The wiring structure according to claim 1 , wherein the cable forms a mesh to relay the fiber.

6. The wiring structure according to claim 1 , wherein the cable forms a mesh with the fiber.

7. The wiring structure according to claim 1 , wherein a mesh size for braiding the cable and the fiber is formed to have the same size or a plurality of kinds of sizes.

8. The wiring structure according to claim 1 , wherein the module has a shape deformed according to the shape of the wiring structure.

9. The wiring structure according to claim 1 , wherein a front surface of the wiring structure that is three-dimensionally formed is integrally formed by resin.

10. The wiring structure according to claim 1 , wherein one or a plurality of cable holding parts for holding another cable and one or a plurality of fiber holding parts for holding the fiber are formed at predetermined pitches in a sheath of the cable.

11. The wiring structure according to claim 1 , wherein one or a plurality of fiber holding parts for holding the fiber are formed at predetermined pitches in the sheath of the cable.

12. The wiring structure according to claim 1 , wherein one or a plurality of cable holding parts for holding another cable and one or a plurality of fiber holding parts for holding the fiber are each formed at predetermined pitches in the sheath of the cable.

13. The wiring structure according to claim 1 , wherein a type of the cable comprises one of a single-core cable, a multi-core cable, a coaxial cable, and an optical cable.

14. The wiring structure according to claim 1 , wherein a material, a type, and a thickness of the fiber is selected as desired according to at least environmental resistance, a shrinkage ratio, or texture of the wiring structure.

15. The wiring structure according to claim 1 , wherein the cable includes a plurality of cables, and the wiring structure comprises a structure obtained by braiding the plurality of cables instead of braiding the cable and the fiber.

16. A cable for connecting modules, comprising:
one or a plurality of cable holding parts including a concave portion for holding another cable, the concave portion being formed in a circumferential direction of the cable in a sheath of the cable; and
one or a plurality of fiber holding parts including a concave portion for holding a fiber organized by the cable and a mesh, the concave portion of the fiber holding part being formed in the circumferential direction of the cable in the sheath of the cable, the fiber holding parts being different from the cable holding parts,
wherein the cable holding part and the fiber holding part are formed at predetermined pitches in the sheath of the cable, and
wherein the fiber holding part is disposed in the cable holding part.

17. A method of manufacturing a wiring structure comprising:
braiding one or a plurality of cables and a fiber into a predetermined three-dimensional shape by hand or by using a braiding machine, the cable including one or a plurality of fiber holding parts for holding the fiber;
aligning an end of the cable that is braided to form a cable connector for module connection;
connecting a module to the cable connector; and
fixing the module,
wherein the fiber engages with a concave portion of the fiber holding part formed in a circumferential direction of the cable in a sheath of the cable.

18. The method of manufacturing the wiring structure according to claim 17 , further comprising fixing a front surface of the wiring structure that is manufactured with resin after fixing the module.

19. The wiring structure according to claim 1 , wherein the cable includes a cable holding part,
wherein the cable holding part includes a concave portion formed in the circumferential direction of the cable in the sheath of the cable to engage with an other cable when the cable, the other cable and the fiber form the mesh-like braiding fabric, and
wherein the concave portion of the fiber holding part is formed in the concave portion of the cable holding part.

Assignees

• Ishida Hisashi
• Nec Corp

Inventors

• Ishida Hisashi

Classifications

• H05K2201/10189

  Non-printed connector · CPC title

• H05K1/038 Primary

  Textiles (used as reinforcing materials for organic insulating substrates H05K1/0366) · CPC title

• H01B7/04

  Flexible cables, conductors, or cords, e.g. trailing cables · CPC title

• H05K2201/029

  Woven fibrous reinforcement or textile · CPC title

• H01B7/083

  Parallel wires, incorporated in a fabric · CPC title